Captain J. W. Robinson's narrative of a sealing voyage to Heard Island, 1858–60
[Captain James W. Robinson was born in April 1824, the son of George William Robinson, a member of the crew of the US whaler General Gates that touched at Hobartown van Diemens Land in 1819, and who left the ship and remained to settle in the colony. He began his schooling in Hobart but, in 1836, wa...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247400061076 2024-03-03T08:44:03+00:00 Captain J. W. Robinson's narrative of a sealing voyage to Heard Island, 1858–60 Crowther, W. E. L. H. 1970 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400061076 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400061076 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 15, issue 96, page 301-316 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 1970 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400061076 2024-02-08T08:29:37Z [Captain James W. Robinson was born in April 1824, the son of George William Robinson, a member of the crew of the US whaler General Gates that touched at Hobartown van Diemens Land in 1819, and who left the ship and remained to settle in the colony. He began his schooling in Hobart but, in 1836, was sent to continue his education among.relatives in Providence, Rhode Island. On return to Hobart, he took up whaling and soon became one of the outstanding seamen of the port. He (and after him his son, Alfred) commanded ships of my grandfather's fleet of whalers, which included Offley . In 1858–59, Captain Robinson joined in the rush of sealing voyages to Heard Island that followed first news of the great herds there of Elephant Seal Mirounga leonina , the oil of which then commanded a high price. Robinson's voyage was difficult and dangerous; it ended in tragedy, financial loss and litigation. Article in Journal/Newspaper Elephant Seal Heard Island Mirounga leonina Polar Record Cambridge University Press Heard Island Polar Record 15 96 301 316 |
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[Captain James W. Robinson was born in April 1824, the son of George William Robinson, a member of the crew of the US whaler General Gates that touched at Hobartown van Diemens Land in 1819, and who left the ship and remained to settle in the colony. He began his schooling in Hobart but, in 1836, was sent to continue his education among.relatives in Providence, Rhode Island. On return to Hobart, he took up whaling and soon became one of the outstanding seamen of the port. He (and after him his son, Alfred) commanded ships of my grandfather's fleet of whalers, which included Offley . In 1858–59, Captain Robinson joined in the rush of sealing voyages to Heard Island that followed first news of the great herds there of Elephant Seal Mirounga leonina , the oil of which then commanded a high price. Robinson's voyage was difficult and dangerous; it ended in tragedy, financial loss and litigation. |
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